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At 4:09 of the second period, Steve Johnson backhanded a goal into the net with Hrkac and Bob Joyce assisting.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NCAA Hockey Tourney Wrap | 3/21/1987 | See Source »

The schism among the contras is aggravated by a rift between the State Department and the CIA. State, convinced that the contras need civilian leadership to develop political and diplomatic support, forced Calero to accept the UNO power-sharing arrangement. The CIA, however, has indulged Calero's backhanded treatment of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War on The Installment Plan | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

In his freshman year in office -- at least the way his critics saw it -- Secretary of Education William Bennett misbehaved like a classroom bully. He brashly backhanded many university students as beach bums who loafed on Government loans, blasted what he called the "failed path" of bilingual education, charged that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Better Grades for Bill Bennett | 1/19/1987 | See Source »

It struck me as self-evident that freedom of expression was the cornerstone of all democratic liberties and that censorship of the press, in particular, would soon be seen by all Americans as folly and the sure road to despotism. I now realize that my confidence was premature. Government agencies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Another Look At Democracy in America | 6/16/1986 | See Source »

Three minutes later, she flicked in another goal--a backhanded toss that eluded the stick of Crimson goalie Kelly Dermody--to put her team within three goals of the hosts.

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Laxwomen Hound Northeastern | 4/9/1986 | See Source »

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